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Hayao Miyazaki
By Helen McCarthy |
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America's popular interest in Japanese animation has blossomed so rapidly that serious cinematic study of this innovative art form is only starting to catch up. Helen McCarthy has produced the book that animation scholars and anime fans have awaited for years: an in-depth look at the personality and works of Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's most famous animation creator.
Hayao Miyazaki has shown me a new way of storytelling, simple and warm, with love for the unusual detail and concern for our world, re-creating it as if through the eyes of a child. I admire Hayao Miyazaki as an artist, I love his films, and I am grateful that he was and still is my teacher. I am so very happy that this book-finally-will tell the Western world about this master of the Animated Films
Book Description from Back Cover
Japanese writer, producer, and director Hayao Miyazaki has set new standards for feature-length animation. Now Helen McCarthy offers the first book in English to introduce all of the master's major works. Mixing interviews with critical evaluations of art, plot, production, and theme, she shows Hayao Miyazaki to be a meticulous craftsman whose films celebrate "the strength of nature, the struggle of lesser peoples against greater oppressors, the search for utopia, and the eternal importance of love." Included here are:
A critical yet loving look at an astonishingly creative universe, this book is an essential guide for fans of anime and animation as well as students of film, literature, and popular culture.
Comments from Back Cover
To enter the world of Hayao Miyazaki is to experience a kind of light-hearted enchantment that is unique in the world of animation. He doesn't insist, he doesn't underline, he doesn't hammer his points home; he seduces us with his magic. And beneath the magic are pointed observations about human nature. It is good at last to have a book in English about this master of film.
-Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
-Fred Patten, animation and comics historian
-Hans Bacher, "Mulan" Production Designer, Disney Feature Animation
Background on Helen McCarthy
London-based Helen McCarthy is the author of Anime! A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Animation, The Anime Movie Guide, and (with Jonathon Clements) The Erotic Anime Movie Guide.
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